Charles Henry Parkhurst Quotes

The only thing that is still free in this world is religion, which is why a lot of people "find it.

It is no natural for a man to pray that no theory can prevent him from doing it.

Christian, Jew, Muslim, shaman, Zoroastrian, stone, ground, mountain, river, each has a secret way of being with the mystery, unique and not to be judged.

Religion is the rules, regulations, ceremonies and rituals developed by man to create conformity and uniformity in the approach to God. Spirituality is God's call in your soul.

Religion in the West has a very wrong connotation. It has almost reached to a point where the very word 'religion' creates a repulsion, where the very word 'religion' reminds one of dead churches and dead priests. It reminds one of serious looking people, long faces. It has lost the capacity to dance, to sing, to celebrate. And when a religion has lost the capacity to dance, to celebrate, to sing, to love, just to be, then it is no more religion - it is a corpse, it is theology. Theology is dead religion.

Religion--that voice of the deepest human experience.

I wouldn't say that I'm overly religious, but I have a pretty good relationship with my spiritual being.

He [God] just seems so man-made to me. There are so many theories, and not everyone can be right. It's human nature to need a religious crutch, and I don't begrudge anyone that. I just don't need one.

I believe in religion against the religious; in the pitifulness of orisons, and in the sublimity of prayer.

Don't be confused that my interest in religion, faith, and spirituality is driven by any sense of faith or spirituality of my own.

Religious people are happier.

My father was very outwardly religious.

I don't believe in an afterlife. I don't believe in a single or multiple godhead. I respect people who do, but I don't believe it myself.

Human beings are religious animals.

I'm pretty spiritual; I believe a lot in the spirit of man.

Faith is the state of being ultimately concerned.

Sometimes, an inability to believe in Satan reflects a larger inability to believe in a spiritual plane at all.

I love talking about Scientology.

The instinct to worship is hardly less strong than the instinct to eat.

Also, I am very religious. It gave me peace of mind all my career.

I believe that having a spiritual life is so important in everybody's life.

When she was younger, my mother was quite committed to Roman Catholicism. But she got disillusioned with it and moved closer to something like Buddhist beliefs near the end of her life.

I still have a spiritual base and a spiritual foundation.

I'm pretty much a good Catholic girl at heart and I believe in family. I also have a basic belief that God takes care of me. I believe in prayer, even though I'm not that religious. I just have that foundation from my family. I mean when you think that you're just a human being and one of God's creatures, you can't take anything that seriously.

I'm interested in spirituality and in religion and our relationship to the divine.